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Webster 1913 Edition
Twain
Twain
(twān)
, Adj.
& Noun.
Two; – nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.
“Children twain.” Chaucer.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him
twain
. Matt. v. 41.
In twain
, in halves; into two parts; asunder.
When old winter split the rocks in
– twain
. Dryden.
Twain cloud
. (Meteor.)
Same as
Cumulo-stratus
. Webster 1828 Edition
Twain
TWAIN
,Adj.
When old winter splits the rocks in twain.
[Nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.]